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Part IV—Section 1

Tamil Nadu Bills

No. 366]

CHENNAI, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2026

Aavani 15, Parabhava, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2057

BILL INTRODUCED IN THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

OF THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU

Under Rule 130 of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Rules,

the following Bill which was introduced in the Legislative Assembly of

Tamil Nadu on 1st September, 2026 is published together with

Statement of Objects and Reasons for general information:-

L.A.Bill No. 15 of 2026

A Bill further to amend the Tamil Nadu Town and Country

Planning Act, 1971.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of

Tamil Nadu in the Seventy-seventh Year of the Republic of India as

follows:—

1.

(1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Town and Country

Planning (Amendment) Act, 2026.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State

Government may, by notification, appoint.

Short title and

commencement.

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Amendment of

section 9-F.

2. In section 9-F of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning

Act, 1971 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in sub-section

(2),—

(1) for clause (a), the following clause shall be substituted,

namely:—

“(a) a Chairman to be appointed by the Government;”;

(2) in clause (aa), in sub-clause (iv), the expression “of the

District within whose limits the majority of the Urban Planning area

lies” shall be omitted;

(3) after clause (aa), the following clause shall be inserted,

namely:—

“(aaa) the Collector of the District within whose limits the

majority of the Urban Planning Area lies;”.

Tamil Nadu Act 35

of 1972.

Amendment of

section 47-A.

3. In section 47-A of the principal Act,—

(1) the proviso to sub-section (2) shall be omitted;

(2) in sub-section (3), for the expression “The Collector”, the

expression “In the case of wetlands, the Director” shall be substituted.

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STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS

The Urban Development Authorities under section 9-F of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning

Act, 1971 (Tamil Nadu Act 35 of 1972) are entrusted to undertake and coordinate a wide range of

functions relating to spatial planning, infrastructure development, land development, implementation of

development schemes and regulation of urban growth. In view of the increasing scale and complexity of

urban development, these functions require sustained and dedicated attention and timely decision-making.

It is, therefore, considered necessary to strengthen the institutional framework of the Urban Development

Authorities by appointing a full-time Chairman and a full-time Member Secretary, so as to ensure greater

focus, continuity and accountability in the discharge of their duties and functions, while retaining the

institutional role of the District Collector as a member of the Authority to ensure effective coordination with

the district administration.

2. Further, sub-section (2) of section 47-A of the Tamil Nadu Act 35 of 1972 mandates that the local

authority shall obtain the prior concurrence of the Director before granting permission for development of

land in an area other than a planning area. In the case of wet lands, the prior concurrence of the District

Collector concerned is also necessary, which in practice, led to avoidable delays in processing and disposal

of applications for planning permission. In order to simplify the procedure for permission for development of

land, reduce procedural delays and improve the ease of obtaining such permission, the Government have

decided to dispense with the requirement of obtaining the prior concurrence of the District Collector for the

development of wet lands in non-planning areas, and to entrust the Director with the power to give prior

concurrence to the local authority in the case of wetlands.

3. Accordingly, the Government have decided to amend sub-section (2) of section 9-F and section

47-A of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971 (Tamil Nadu Act 35 of 1972) for the aforesaid

purposes.

4. The Bill seeks to give effect to the above decisions.

B. RAJKUMAR,

Minister for Housing and Urban Development.

Secretariat,

Chennai-9,

R. SANTHI,

1st September 2026.

Secretary.

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